Im trying to build an image but i get this error and im using version 0.10.0 unknown configuration key: "headless"

[Mmathabo]

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[rickard-von-essen]

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[Mmathabo]

{
  "builders": [
    {
      "communicator": "winrm",
      "disk_size": "{{user `disk_size`}}",
      "floppy_files": [
        "floppy/00-run-all-scripts.cmd",
        "floppy/01-install-wget.cmd",
        "floppy/_download.cmd",
        "floppy/_packer_config.cmd",
        "floppy/fixnetwork.ps1",
        "floppy/hotfix-KB2842230.bat",
        "floppy/install-winrm.cmd",
        "floppy/passwordchange.bat",
        "floppy/powerconfig.bat",
        "floppy/unzip.vbs",
        "floppy/win2012-standard/Autounattend.xml",
        "floppy/zz-start-sshd.cmd"
      ],
      "guest_os_type": "windows8srv-64",
      "headless": "{{ user `headless` }}",
      "iso_checksum": "{{ user `iso_checksum` }}",
      "iso_checksum_type": "sha1",
      "iso_url": "{{ user `iso_url` }}",
      "shutdown_command": "{{ user `shutdown_command`}}",
      "tools_upload_flavor": "windows",
      "type": "vmware-iso",
      "vm_name": "win2012-standard",
      "vmx_data": {
        "cpuid.coresPerSocket": "1",
        "memsize": "1536",
        "numvcpus": "1"
      },
      "winrm_password": "vagrant",
      "winrm_timeout": "10000s",
      "winrm_username": "vagrant"
    },
    {
      "communicator": "winrm",
      "disk_size": "{{user `disk_size`}}",
      "floppy_files": [
        "floppy/00-run-all-scripts.cmd",
        "floppy/01-install-wget.cmd",
        "floppy/_download.cmd",
        "floppy/_packer_config.cmd",
        "floppy/fixnetwork.ps1",
        "floppy/hotfix-KB2842230.bat",
        "floppy/install-winrm.cmd",
        "floppy/oracle-cert.cer",
        "floppy/passwordchange.bat",
        "floppy/powerconfig.bat",
        "floppy/unzip.vbs",
        "floppy/win2012-standard/Autounattend.xml",
        "floppy/zz-start-sshd.cmd"
      ],
      "guest_os_type": "Windows2012_64",
      "hard_drive_interface": "sata",
      "headless": "{{ user `headless` }}",
      "iso_checksum": "{{ user `iso_checksum` }}",
      "iso_checksum_type": "sha1",
      "iso_url": "{{ user `iso_url` }}",
      "shutdown_command": "{{ user `shutdown_command`}}",
      "type": "virtualbox-iso",
      "vboxmanage": [
        [
          "modifyvm",
          "{{.Name}}",
          "--memory",
          "1536"
        ],
        [
          "modifyvm",
          "{{.Name}}",
          "--cpus",
          "1"
        ]
      ],
      "vm_name": "win2012-standard",
      "winrm_password": "vagrant",
      "winrm_timeout": "10000s",
      "winrm_username": "vagrant"
    },
    {
      "communicator": "winrm",
      "disk_size": "{{user `disk_size`}}",
      "floppy_files": [
        "floppy/00-run-all-scripts.cmd",
        "floppy/01-install-wget.cmd",
        "floppy/_download.cmd",
        "floppy/_packer_config.cmd",
        "floppy/fixnetwork.ps1",
        "floppy/hotfix-KB2842230.bat",
        "floppy/install-winrm.cmd",
        "floppy/passwordchange.bat",
        "floppy/powerconfig.bat",
        "floppy/unzip.vbs",
        "floppy/win2012-standard/Autounattend.xml",
        "floppy/zz-start-sshd.cmd"
      ],
      "guest_os_type": "win-2012",
      "headless": "{{ user `headless` }}",
      "iso_checksum": "{{ user `iso_checksum` }}",
      "iso_checksum_type": "sha1",
      "iso_url": "{{ user `iso_url` }}",
      "parallels_tools_flavor": "win",
      "prlctl": [
        [
          "set",
          "{{.Name}}",
          "--memsize",
          "1536"
        ],
        [
          "set",
          "{{.Name}}",
          "--cpus",
          "1"
        ],
        [
          "set",
          "{{.Name}}",
          "--efi-boot",
          "off"
        ]
      ],
      "shutdown_command": "{{ user `shutdown_command`}}",
      "type": "parallels-iso",
      "vm_name": "win2012-standard",
      "winrm_password": "vagrant",
      "winrm_timeout": "10000s",
      "winrm_username": "vagrant"
    }
  ],
  "post-processors": [
    {
      "compression_level": 1,
      "keep_input_artifact": false,
      "output": "box/{{.Provider}}/win2012-standard-{{user `cm`}}{{user `cm_version`}}-{{user `version`}}.box",
      "type": "vagrant",
      "vagrantfile_template": "tpl/vagrantfile-win2012-standard.tpl"
    }
  ],
  "provisioners": [
    {
      "environment_vars": [
        "CM={{user `cm`}}",
        "CM_VERSION={{user `cm_version`}}",
        "UPDATE={{user `update`}}"
      ],
      "scripts": [
        "script/vagrant.bat",
        "script/cmtool.bat",
        "script/vmtool.bat",
        "script/clean.bat",
        "script/ultradefrag.bat",
        "script/uninstall-7zip.bat",
        "script/sdelete.bat"
      ],
      "type": "windows-shell"
    }
  ],
  "variables": {
    "cm": "chef",
    "cm_version": "",
    "disk_size": "40960",
    "headless": "false",
    "iso_checksum": "d09e752b1ee480bc7e93dfa7d5c3a9b8aac477ba",
    "iso_url": "iso/en_windows_server_2012_x64_dvd_915478.iso",
    "shutdown_command": "shutdown /s /t 10 /f /d p:4:1 /c \"Packer Shutdown\"",
    "update": "true",
    "version": "0.1.0"
  }
}

[rickard-von-essen]

Builder paralles-iso doesn't have an option headless.

[rickard-von-essen]

Reopen if the above doesn't solve your issue.

[dhirajdp]

Hi, as mentioned

Builder paralles-iso doesn't have an option headless."

what is it mean?

i am getting the same error. does it mean i can not use parallel-iso type with packer..

please reply

[rickard-von-essen]

It means you can't give headless to parallels-iso since it doesn't have that option. Just delete it. If you have more usage questions please post on the mailing list, see https://www.packer.io/community/.

[dhirajdp]

hi posted in group post as i have some query about headless option in packer.

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/packer-tool/gxiDBCiygQ8